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Article #72472Re: On the multiple definitions of "free"
From: T. Kurt Bond
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1992 16:33
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1992 16:33
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In article <RwJBFB4w164w@mantis.co.uk>, mathew@mantis.co.uk (Lieutenant 030) writes: > barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: >> In article <63899@netnews.upenn.edu> yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee) >> >Thus, it appears as if Richard Stallman originally meant for >> >"free" to mean BOTH definitions of "free". Has the GNU >> >definition of "free" been retconned? Comments anyone? >> >> I think he assumed that once a restriction-free Unix system became >> available, cost-free availability would naturally result. > > But the GNU system is not going to be restriction-free. It is going to > be plastered with copyrights and General Public Licenses. > > mathew Ah, but it will be free of restriction from the point of view of the user: no one can stop the user from giving away copies, and if someone gets a copy no one can stop them from making modifications and improvements. -- T. Kurt Bond, tkb@mtnet2.wvnet.edu or os360051@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,c1e13a8fc31fc719 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-02 14:16:40 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ferkel.ucsb.edu!emoryu1!emory!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cs.wvu.wvnet.edu!wvnvms.wvnet.edu!os360051 From: os360051@wvnvms.wvnet.edu (T. Kurt Bond) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: On the multiple definitions of "free" Message-ID: <1992Feb1.131650.2228@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> Date: 2 Feb 92 16:33:07 GMT References: <koblq2INNqb2@early-bird.think.com> <RwJBFB4w164w@mantis.co.uk> Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing Lines: 21